diff --git a/size_of_file b/size_of_file
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main (int argc, char* const argv[]) {
+        if ( argc < 1 )
+        {
+                cout << endl << "Usage program name filename" << endl << endl;
+                return 1;
+        }
+        else if ( argc != 2 )
+        {
+                cout << endl << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " filename" << endl << endl;
+                return 1;
+        }
+    
+    ifstream file(argv[1]);
+    if(!file.is_open()) {
+        cout << endl << "File cannot be opened " << argv[1] << endl << endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    long begin, end;
+    
+    begin = file.tellg();
+    file.seekg (0, ios::end);
+    end = file.tellg();
+    
+    file.close();
+    
+    cout << endl << "The Size of the File '" << argv[1] << "' is: " << (end-begin) << " Byte." << endl << endl;
+    
+    return 0;
+}